My Dog Is A Hero

[working Dogs With Amazing Jobs!]

In this book, you'll learn about the awesome dogs that are trained to save lives and brave the most dangerous situations. From tracking dogs to space dogs, police dogs to mountain rescue dogs, guide dogs to guard dogs-find out how these furry pets are trained for their special missions and how they carry them out. In My Dog is a Hero, readers will get a history of help dogs, meet the most famous canines, see real-life photos of the pets in action, and learn easy-to-understand facts about how help dogs got their start.

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Some working dogs have amazing jobs, and some have even become heroes.

Dogs can be valuable members of emergency services, helping to locate trapped and injured people in disaster zones with their keen sense of smell. Did you know that a German Shepherd, Trakr, found the last person to be pulled out alive from the rubble of the World Trade Center after the 9/11 disaster? Nearly one hundred search dogs helped to look for survivors in the huge area of concrete and metal debris. Trakr and his handler were later presented with the prestigious Extraordinary Service to Humanity Award by the United Nations.

Other search dogs help to locate missing hikers and climbers in remote areas, people trapped in snow after an avalanche and people buried in the debris of a rock slide or a mud slide. Trained to save lives and brave the most dangerous situations, these animals work as combat dogs and explosives detector dogs with soldiers, as water rescue dogs, and as tracking dogs with the police.

Canines also work as guide and assistance dogs for people who are visually or physically impaired.

Which dog breed has the keenest sense of smell? The bloodhound is three times better at recognizing scents than other breeds and can actually pick out a scent from a mixture of thousands!

Sometimes ordinary family dogs perform extraordinary acts, even risking their own lives to protect or save members of their human families. For example, owners have been awakened and alerted to house fires by their dogs.

From rescue dogs to guide dogs to beloved family pets, Anita Ganeri’s book, which includes lots of colourful real-life photos of canines in action, shows us just how very special and talented dogs can be!

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An introduction to helper canines who are trained to save lives and assist during dangerous rescues offers insight into their special training and provides a history of helper dogs and profiles of famous canines. Original.